Useful Run Commands

Accessibility Controls ~~~~~~~~~~>> access.cpl
Accessibility Wizard ~~~~~~~~~~>> accwiz
Add Hardware Wizard ~~~~~~~~~~>> hdwwiz.cpl
Add/Remove Programs ~~~~~~~~~~>> appwiz.cpl
Administrative Tools ~~~~~~~~~~>> control admintools
Adobe Acrobat (if installed) ~~~~~~~~~~>> acrobat
Adobe Designer (if installed) ~~~~~~~~~~>> formdesigner
Adobe Distiller (if installed) ~~~~~~~~~~>> acrodist
Adobe ImageReady (if installed) ~~~~~~~~~~>> imageready
Adobe Photoshop (if installed) ~~~~~~~~~~>> photoshop
Automatic Updates ~~~~~~~~~~>> wuaucpl.cpl
Bluetooth Transfer ~~~~~~~~~~>> fsquirt
Calculator ~~~~~~~~~~>> calc
Certificate Manager ~~~~~~~~~~>> certmgr.msc
Character Map ~~~~~~~~~~>> charmap
Check Disk Utility ~~~~~~~~~~>> chkdsk
Clipboard Viewer ~~~~~~~~~~>> clipbrd
Command Prompt ~~~~~~~~~~>> cmd
Component Services ~~~~~~~~~~>> dcomcnfg
Computer Management ~~~~~~~~~~>> compmgmt.msc
Control Panel ~~~~~~~~~~>> control
Date and Time Properties ~~~~~~~~~~>> timedate.cpl
DDE Shares ~~~~~~~~~~>> ddeshare
Device Manager ~~~~~~~~~~>> devmgmt.msc
Direct X Control Panel (if installed) ~~~~~~~~~~>> directx.cpl
Direct X Troubleshooter ~~~~~~~~~~>> dxdiag
Disk Cleanup Utility ~~~~~~~~~~>> cleanmgr
Disk Defragment ~~~~~~~~~~>> dfrg.msc
Disk Management ~~~~~~~~~~>> diskmgmt.msc
Disk Partition Manager ~~~~~~~~~~>> diskpart
Display Properties ~~~~~~~~~~>> control desktop
Display Properties ~~~~~~~~~~>> desk.cpl
Display Properties (w/Appearance Tab Preselected) ~~~~~~~~~~>> control color
Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility ~~~~~~~~~~>> drwtsn32
Driver Verifier Utility ~~~~~~~~~~>> verifier
Event Viewer ~~~~~~~~~~>> eventvwr.msc
Files and Settings Transfer Tool ~~~~~~~~~~>> migwiz
File Signature Verification Tool ~~~~~~~~~~>> sigverif
Findfast ~~~~~~~~~~>> findfast.cpl
Firefox (if installed) ~~~~~~~~~~>> firefox
Folders Properties ~~~~~~~~~~>> folders
Fonts ~~~~~~~~~~>> control fonts
Fonts Folder ~~~~~~~~~~>> fonts
Free Cell Card Game ~~~~~~~~~~>> freecell
Game Controllers ~~~~~~~~~~>> joy.cpl
Group Policy Editor (XP Prof) ~~~~~~~~~~>> gpedit.msc
Hearts Card Game ~~~~~~~~~~>> mshearts
Help and Support ~~~~~~~~~~>> helpctr
HyperTerminal ~~~~~~~~~~>> hypertrm
Iexpress Wizard ~~~~~~~~~~>> iexpress
Indexing Service ~~~~~~~~~~>> ciadv.msc
Internet Connection Wizard ~~~~~~~~~~>> icwconn1
Internet Explorer ~~~~~~~~~~>> iexplore
Internet Properties ~~~~~~~~~~>> inetcpl.cpl
Internet Setup Wizard ~~~~~~~~~~>> inetwiz
IP Configuration (Display Connection Configuration) ~~~~~~~~~~>> ipconfig /all
IP Configuration (Display DNS Cache Contents) ~~~~~~~~~~>> ipconfig /displaydns
IP Configuration (Delete DNS Cache Contents) ~~~~~~~~~~>> ipconfig /flushdns
IP Configuration (Release All Connections) ~~~~~~~~~~>> ipconfig /release
IP Configuration (Renew All Connections) ~~~~~~~~~~>> ipconfig /renew
IP Configuration (Refreshes DHCP & Re-Registers DNS) ~~~~~~~~~~>> ipconfig /registerdns
IP Configuration (Display DHCP Class ID) ~~~~~~~~~~>> ipconfig /showclassid
IP Configuration (Modifies DHCP Class ID) ~~~~~~~~~~>> ipconfig /setclassid
Java Control Panel (if installed) ~~~~~~~~~~>> jpicpl32.cpl
Java Control Panel (if installed) ~~~~~~~~~~>> javaws
Keyboard Properties ~~~~~~~~~~>> control keyboard
Local Security Settings ~~~~~~~~~~>> secpol.msc
Local Users and Groups ~~~~~~~~~~>> lusrmgr.msc
Logs You Out Of Windows ~~~~~~~~~~>> logoff
Malicious Software Removal Tool ~~~~~~~~~~>> mrt
Microsoft Access (if installed) ~~~~~~~~~~>> msaccess
Microsoft Chat ~~~~~~~~~~>> winchat
Microsoft Excel (if installed) ~~~~~~~~~~>> excel
Microsoft Frontpage (if installed) ~~~~~~~~~~>> frontpg
Microsoft Movie Maker ~~~~~~~~~~>> moviemk
Microsoft Paint ~~~~~~~~~~>> mspaint
Microsoft Powerpoint (if installed) ~~~~~~~~~~>> powerpnt
Microsoft Word (if installed) ~~~~~~~~~~>> winword
Microsoft Syncronization Tool ~~~~~~~~~~>> mobsync
Minesweeper Game ~~~~~~~~~~>> winmine
Mouse Properties ~~~~~~~~~~>> control mouse
Mouse Properties ~~~~~~~~~~>> main.cpl
Nero (if installed) ~~~~~~~~~~>> nero
Netmeeting ~~~~~~~~~~>> conf
Network Connections ~~~~~~~~~~>> control netconnections
Network Connections ~~~~~~~~~~>> ncpa.cpl
Network Setup Wizard ~~~~~~~~~~>> netsetup.cpl
Notepad ~~~~~~~~~~>> notepad
Nview Desktop Manager (if installed) ~~~~~~~~~~>> nvtuicpl.cpl
Object Packager ~~~~~~~~~~>> packager
ODBC Data Source Administrator ~~~~~~~~~~>> odbccp32.cpl
On Screen Keyboard ~~~~~~~~~~>> osk
Opens AC3 Filter (if installed) ~~~~~~~~~~>> ac3filter.cpl
Outlook Express ~~~~~~~~~~>> msimn
Paint ~~~~~~~~~~>> pbrush
Password Properties ~~~~~~~~~~>> password.cpl
Performance Monitor ~~~~~~~~~~>> perfmon.msc
Performance Monitor ~~~~~~~~~~>> perfmon
Phone and Modem Options ~~~~~~~~~~>> telephon.cpl
Phone Dialer ~~~~~~~~~~>> dialer
Pinball Game ~~~~~~~~~~>> pinball
Power Configuration ~~~~~~~~~~>> powercfg.cpl
Printers and Faxes ~~~~~~~~~~>> control printers
Printers Folder ~~~~~~~~~~>> printers
Private Character Editor ~~~~~~~~~~>> eudcedit
Quicktime (If Installed) ~~~~~~~~~~>> QuickTime.cpl
Quicktime Player (if installed) ~~~~~~~~~~>> quicktimeplayer
Real Player (if installed) ~~~~~~~~~~>> realplay
Regional Settings ~~~~~~~~~~>> intl.cpl
Registry Editor ~~~~~~~~~~>> regedit
Registry Editor ~~~~~~~~~~>> regedit32
Remote Access Phonebook ~~~~~~~~~~>> rasphone
Remote Desktop ~~~~~~~~~~>> mstsc
Removable Storage ~~~~~~~~~~>> ntmsmgr.msc
Removable Storage Operator Requests ~~~~~~~~~~>> ntmsoprq.msc
Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof) ~~~~~~~~~~>> rsop.msc
Scanners and Cameras ~~~~~~~~~~>> sticpl.cpl
Scheduled Tasks control ~~~~~~~~~~>> schedtasks
Security Center ~~~~~~~~~~>> wscui.cpl
Services ~~~~~~~~~~>> services.msc
Shared Folders ~~~~~~~~~~>> fsmgmt.msc
Shuts Down Windows ~~~~~~~~~~>> shutdown
Sounds and Audio ~~~~~~~~~~>> mmsys.cpl
Spider Solitare Card Game ~~~~~~~~~~>> spider
SQL Client Configuration ~~~~~~~~~~>> cliconfg
System Configuration Editor ~~~~~~~~~~>> sysedit
System Configuration Utility ~~~~~~~~~~>> msconfig
System File Checker Utility (Scan Immediately) ~~~~~~~~~~>> sfc /scannow
System File Checker Utility (Scan Once At The Next Boot) ~~~~~~~~~~>> sfc /scanonce
System File Checker Utility (Scan On Every Boot) ~~~~~~~~~~>> sfc /scanboot
System File Checker Utility (Return Scan Setting To Default) ~~~~~~~~~~>> sfc /revert
System File Checker Utility (Purge File Cache) ~~~~~~~~~~>> sfc /purgecache
System File Checker Utility (Sets Cache Size to size x) ~~~~~~~~~~>> sfc /cachesize=x
System Information ~~~~~~~~~~>> msinfo32
System Properties ~~~~~~~~~~>> sysdm.cpl
Task Manager ~~~~~~~~~~>> taskmgr
TCP Tester ~~~~~~~~~~>> tcptest
Telnet Client ~~~~~~~~~~>> telnet
Tweak UI (if installed) ~~~~~~~~~~>> tweakui
User Account Management ~~~~~~~~~~>> nusrmgr.cpl
Utility Manager ~~~~~~~~~~>> utilman
Windows Address Book ~~~~~~~~~~>> wab
Windows Address Book Import Utility ~~~~~~~~~~>> wabmig
Windows Backup Utility (if installed) ~~~~~~~~~~>> ntbackup
Windows Explorer ~~~~~~~~~~>> explorer
Windows Firewall ~~~~~~~~~~>> firewall.cpl
Windows Magnifier ~~~~~~~~~~>> magnify
Windows Management Infrastructure ~~~~~~~~~~>> wmimgmt.msc
Windows Media Player ~~~~~~~~~~>> wmplayer
Windows Messenger ~~~~~~~~~~>> msmsgs
Windows Picture Import Wizard (need camera connected) ~~~~~~~~~~>> wiaacmgr
Windows System Security Tool ~~~~~~~~~~>> syskey
Windows Update Launches ~~~~~~~~~~>> wupdmgr
Windows Version (to show which version of windows) ~~~~~~~~~~>> winver
Windows XP Tour Wizard ~~~~~~~~~~>> tourstart
Wordpad ~~~~~~~~~~>> write
 
Back
Top